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El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | |
63 | 55 | 97 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 170 | 246 | 358 | 178 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.62m | 4:40PM0.95m | 2:17AM1.48m | 5:54PM1.06m | 3:53AM1.37m | 6:39PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM-0.16m | 7:54PM0.86m | 10:22AM-0.11m | 10:08PM0.84m | 11:31AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 39 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 91 | 82 | 235 | 178 | 121 | 77 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 44 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 51 | 38 | 34 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | W 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 55 | 97 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 127 | 125 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | — | 49 | 54 | 86 | 170 | 246 | 358 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 109 | 56 | 613 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 109 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 467 | 19 | 19 |
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